ICE Deployed
President Trump announced that he would send ICE agents to US airports as a partial government shutdown left thousands of TSA workers without pay.
Context
A funding dispute over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has shut down the agency since February 14, leaving TSA employees working without paychecks. Over 400 TSA officers have resigned since the shutdown began, while wait times at major hubs like Atlanta and Houston stretched to two hours or more last week.
Deployment Details
Trump announced on Saturday that ICE agents would be deployed to airports on Monday to support TSA staff.
